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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.82/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 514 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 334 412 292
Feeder cattle 248 301 261
Slaughter cattle 74 78 22
Replacement cattle 12 33 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 192.00 $192.00 $557 —
365–395 378 3 175.00–188.00 $183.38 $693 —
450–480 469 4 182.00–185.00 $183.47 $860 +7.85
500–530 515 2 173.00–174.00 $173.49 $893 +8.99
560 560 1 158.00 $158.00 $885 -14.00
630–645 638 2 141.00–149.00 $144.95 $925 -3.05
655 655 1 138.00 $138.00 $904 —
705 705 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 161.00–165.00 $163.12 $608 —
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 -14.20
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 -17.62
615–645 628 3 128.00–135.00 $132.38 $831 -4.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 4 140.00 $140.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 151.00–153.00 $151.99 $517 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 267 3 144.00–158.00 $152.29 $407 -0.84
310–330 320 4 146.00–160.00 $156.15 $500 -3.18
355–385 373 9 146.00–166.00 $156.00 $582 +5.66
400–445 425 9 144.00–160.00 $152.83 $650 +5.18
455–475 462 6 152.00–166.00 $159.53 $737 +5.97
500–545 514 10 140.00–160.00 $149.82 $770 -3.38
550–585 561 4 138.00–153.00 $144.24 $809 +8.29
600–625 613 4 127.00–136.00 $130.54 $800 +6.54
650–695 673 2 125.00–130.00 $127.58 $859 —
700–720 707 3 120.00–123.00 $121.98 $862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 132.00 $132.00 $422 -5.44
355–380 370 3 139.00–140.00 $139.66 $517 —
420–435 425 3 129.00–141.00 $133.61 $568 —
470–480 478 4 129.00–138.00 $134.53 $643 +3.44
510–545 525 3 130.00–138.00 $133.76 $702 +0.76
555–580 568 2 126.00–136.00 $131.11 $745 —
610–635 623 3 118.00–123.00 $120.02 $748 -4.98
675 675 1 118.00 $118.00 $796 +4.00
750 750 1 107.00 $107.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 128.00 $128.00 $326 +2.00
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 —
430–445 437 3 117.00–124.00 $120.29 $526 +7.79
465–495 486 5 119.00–129.00 $123.81 $602 —
570–595 583 2 105.00–118.00 $111.64 $651 -0.37
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 +4.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 187.00–192.00 $189.61 $537 +4.61
305–340 317 3 195.00 $195.00 $618 +5.00
350–395 375 5 182.00–189.00 $186.24 $698 +13.24
400–445 421 7 170.00–189.00 $178.20 $750 -3.70
455–495 478 4 161.00–175.00 $167.62 $801 +4.39
505 505 2 162.00–166.00 $164.00 $828 +5.00
555–595 577 3 148.00–155.00 $150.99 $871 +5.99
605 605 2 133.00–136.00 $134.50 $814 —
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 175.00 $175.00 $472 +0.72
300–330 315 2 168.00–172.00 $169.90 $535 +9.84
375–395 383 3 158.00–173.00 $164.46 $630 +4.15
430 430 1 169.00 $169.00 $727 +9.88
460–495 479 5 141.00–155.00 $146.47 $702 —
560 560 1 139.00 $139.00 $778 +2.00
655–660 658 2 126.00–127.00 $126.50 $832 —
700–715 708 2 120.00–126.00 $122.97 $871 +17.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 —
375 375 1 151.00 $151.00 $566 +13.70
420–445 430 4 121.00–149.00 $135.93 $584 —
460–485 470 4 112.00–140.00 $129.02 $606 +10.05
515–540 532 3 130.00–137.00 $133.39 $710 —
565 565 1 124.00 $124.00 $701 —
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1150 962 85-90% 16 50.00–67.00 $58.22 $560 +4.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1400 1138 80-85% 12 68.00–78.00 $73.33 $834 -0.44
1280 1280 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,050 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1595 1303 6 75.00–88.50 $81.33 $1,060 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1790–2005 1898 2 110.00–115.00 $112.64 $2,138 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
890–1265 1111 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 790.00–1,000.00 $914.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 890.00 $890.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 970.00 $970.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 735.00 $735.00 —
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.